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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in Minnesota

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in Minnesota

Get the information you need to know about working as a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator.

-14% Jobs Projection
$50,050 Median Salary
40 Job Openings

While jobs for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in Minnesota are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in Minnesota is expected to decrease.

  • Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in Minnesota earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Work in Minnesota?

In Minnesota, there were 310 people working as Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in the year 2018.

There were 290 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 205 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators working in it, which means Minnesota has more Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators than average.

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Job Projections for Minnesota

Jobs for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 13.7% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.6%.

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Minnesota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 40 annual job openings, and a total of 440 jobs for Minnesota Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,500 annual jobs and 15,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Make in Minnesota?

In 2018 wages for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators ranged from $34,100 to $65,590 with $50,050 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.39 to $31.53. The median hourly rate was $24.06.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $23.31 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.75.

The median salary in Minnesota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top States for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 2,960 $71,720
Texas 1,290 $48,530
Massachusetts 790 $80,470
Pennsylvania 770 $57,880
Illinois 740 $57,060
Georgia 520 $54,160
Florida 460 $46,460
New Jersey 450 $56,170
Louisiana 390 $53,440
Missouri 360 $47,410
Virginia 320 $56,040
Maryland 320 $61,990
Minnesota 310 $50,050
Indiana 300 $57,760
Oklahoma 290 $34,230
Ohio 240 $48,870
Iowa 210 $53,560
Arizona 200 $50,230
Alabama 190 $44,450
Oregon 180 $65,670

Below are the states where Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts $80,470
New York $71,720
Oregon $65,670
Wyoming $65,190
Maryland $61,990
Nebraska $60,120
Pennsylvania $57,880
West Virginia $57,850
Indiana $57,760
Illinois $57,060

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